Posts Tagged ‘cocaine’
Triggers differ for addicted men, women
YALE (US) — The areas of the brain associated with craving have different triggers in cocaine-dependent men and women, a finding that suggests they may benefit from different treatment options. Continue…
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 11:54 - 0 Comments
Top Stories - Jul 13, 2011 11:46 - 0 Comments
Cocaine exploits our lust for salt
DUKE (US) — Addictive drugs may have hijacked the same nerve cells and connections in the brain that serve a powerful, ancient instinct: the appetite for salt. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 31, 2011 13:13 - 6 Comments
Cocaine causes memory drain
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Using cocaine contributes directly to a host of cognitive deficits, including loss of visual memory and the ability to adapt to rule changes. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 7, 2011 15:04 - 1 Comment
Cocaine ravaging rainforest diversity
STONY BROOK (US) — Cultivating coca bushes—the source of cocaine—is accelerating the destruction of Colombian rainforests and further threatening the region’s plant and animal diversity. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 13, 2010 12:23 - 0 Comments
Alcoholism drug may help cocaine addicts
EMORY (US)—Doctors have used the drug disulfiram to help patients stay sober for several decades. It interferes with the body’s ability to metabolize alcohol, giving a fierce hangover to someone who consumes even a small amount of alcohol. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 12, 2009 17:38 - 4 Comments
Reading chemical memories of past drug use
VANDERBILT (US)—A research team is trying to determine if an individual’s white blood cells retain chemical memories of exposure to drugs—like cocaine and alcohol—that can be read reliably and unambiguously. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 28, 2009 15:16 - 1 Comment
Homeless addicts: Next door, worlds away
U. PENN (US)—Homeless heroin addicts are far closer than most people realize, according to research by medical anthropologist Phillippe Bourgois. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 28, 2009 10:36 - 3 Comments
Wonder drug may treat cancer, addiction
UC IRVINE (US)—A drug in development to treat cancer could have the added benefit of helping prevent relapse in people trying to overcome cocaine addiction. (more…)
